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MS - RESEARCH AND NEWS / (Abst.) Patterns of ED use among PwMS across 7 medical institutions
« Last post by agate on Today at 06:49:20 am »
From PubMed (March 23, 2026)--"Patterns of emergency department utilization among persons with multiple sclerosis across seven medical institutions":


https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41865560/


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THE PRACTICAL SIDE OF BEING MULTIPLY SCLEROSED / Consumer Reports offers Healthlock as a way to find savings on medical bills over $850
« Last post by agate on March 22, 2026, 08:47:16 pm »
This sounds like a good deal for anyone facing a medical bill above $850. It's free if their efforts don't save you any money but if they do find you ways to save, you pay 20% of your savings. You keep the other 80%.

From Consumer Reports (March 20, 2026):

Paying over $850 on a medical bill? Get an expert review so you don't overpay
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MS - RESEARCH AND NEWS / (Abst.) Diminishing returns of DMT in older participants in MS clinical trials
« Last post by agate on March 21, 2026, 04:01:51 pm »
From PubMed (March 21, 2026)--"Diminishing returns of disease-modifying treatment in older participants of MS clinical trials":


https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41858174/
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MISCELLANEOUS / Report says nursing homes falsely diagnose patients as schizophrenic to sedate them
« Last post by agate on March 20, 2026, 09:13:17 pm »
Still more evidence of the shameful situation in US nursing homes.

From MedPage Today (March 20, 2026):

Nursing Homes Falsely Diagnose Patients as Schizophrenic to Sedate Them, Report Says
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DIET AND NUTRITION / Brain aging tied to MIND diet scores
« Last post by agate on March 19, 2026, 09:14:00 pm »
From MedPage Today (March 18, 2026):

Brain Aging Tied to MIND Diet Scores

MIND diet = Mediterranean DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay diet
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THE PRACTICAL SIDE OF BEING MULTIPLY SCLEROSED / Cognitive shuffling, the micro-dreaming game that helps you to sleep
« Last post by agate on March 18, 2026, 08:51:47 pm »
Getting enough undisturbed sleep is one of the most helpful ways I know of to keep MS symptoms less obnoxious--and to promote healing of an injury or from an infection.  This article offers an alternative to counting sheep for persons who have problems getting to sleep.

From BBC Health Fix (March 18, 2026):

Cognitive shuffling:  The micro-dreaming game that helps you sleep
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MS - RESEARCH AND NEWS / Increased risk of herpes zoster noted with some MS DMTs
« Last post by agate on March 17, 2026, 03:23:12 pm »

Invited editorial, Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery (March 16, 2026)--"Herpes zoster and multiple sclerosis disease-modifying therapies":


https://journals.viamedica.pl/neurologia_neurochirurgia_polska/article/view/111290/88498
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MS - RESEARCH AND NEWS / (Abst.) MS in the All of Us Research Program...
« Last post by agate on March 16, 2026, 10:00:07 pm »
From PubMed (March 16, 2026)--"Multiple sclerosis in the All of Us Research Program: Prevalence and associated demographic and geographic characteristics":


https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41833242/


Comment: Although this NIH program has the potential to be a valuable source of information on MS, some people will be reluctant to submit and store their medical information.
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POLITICS / No Kings Day March 28
« Last post by agate on March 15, 2026, 09:08:55 pm »
Another nationwide No Kings demonstration is scheduled for March 28.


https://www.nokings.org/
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ANNOUNCEMENTS / About the default style here
« Last post by agate on March 14, 2026, 05:16:46 pm »
The St. Patrick's Day style that has just been installed here has the advantage of using a shamrock instead of a heart to denote every thread (at the far right of the screen). I have been trying for some time to find a style that would get rid of that heart, since this isn't a cardiac board.


After St. Paddy's Day I'll look around for some other style without that heart but the options are limited. For now, anyone looking in here is being treated to lovely green shamrocks instead of red hearts.



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